C-130 gets new 'electronic propeller controls' to fly into 2030s

C-130 gets new 'electronic propeller controls' to fly into 2030s



The Air Force plans to fly its war-tested 1950s-era C-130 aircraft well into the 2030s and beyond through a sweeping, multi-pronged technical overhaul, designed to enable the propeller-flown aircraft to perform its high-risk troop transport and combat support missions for decades to come.